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Many counterfeit pills containing fentanyl are indistinguishable from oxycodone. | U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Addiction experts call on Legislature to step up funds for medication treatment of opioid misuse

Methadone is considered the gold standard in treating opioid misuse, and the state could use twice as many clinics as it has to address the demand, experts say

Feb 13, 2024

Gov. Tina Kotek speaks to reporters at a press event in April 2023 in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Kotek behavioral health presentation leaves questions unanswered

On Wednesday lawmakers heard about the governor’s plans to address Oregon’s crisis in mental health and substance use disorder, but some detail was lacking

May 30, 2024
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Biden administration’s limit on drug industry middlemen backfires, pharmacists say

In the wake of a Medicare rule change pharmacists are being hit with draconian cuts to their payments for dispensing medicines

Nov 15, 2023

Oregon Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Key deadline brings Oregon lawmakers’ priorities into focus

But uncertainty hovers over how to pay for more health care workers and mental health services

Mar 27, 2023
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Portland school district teaches advocacy group’s substance-use curriculum

Some middle and high schoolers in Portland Public Schools learn about harm reduction from the Drug Policy Alliance, a pro-drug legalization group

Mar 23, 2023
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Opinion: Oregon’s behavioral health system is at a turning point

The state’s director of behavioral health highlights new investments, but says closing treatment gaps requires more action

Mar 21, 2023
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Staff care for a COVID-19 patient at Oregon Health & Science University. | COURTESY OF OHSU

Nurses union cries foul as staffing law takes effect

Five days after a high-profile statute took effect, hospitals deny violating its new rules while the union claims deliberate violations

Jun 5, 2024
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Protest signs were placed by the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center's entrance during a vigil for the birth center's closure on March 17, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

17 doctors at Legacy Health Portland-area women’s health clinics seek to unionize

The doctors have filed authorization cards to vote on joining the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association

Dec 29, 2023

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Gov. Brown’s Medicaid Budget Would Crimp Hospitals, Insurers

A hospital industry group criticizes the proposed cuts in Medicaid reimbursement rates following a rough year for hospitals that have seen reduced revenue from elective procedures.

Dec 1, 2020
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